Category Archives: silliness

Fancy a cuppa?

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Here’s a little something that a grad student in my post-doc lab made for me back in 2003. I had a kidney infection and was banned from drinking tea for two whole weeks. I don’t know if you can read … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, food glorious food, personal, photos, silliness | 36 Comments

You can leave your hat on

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Does anyone else read PossumMomma’s blog? (aka Atheist in a Minivan). The usual content consists of thoughtful posts about atheist parenting in a world full of theists, and (fully justified) rants about Warren Jeffs. Highly recommended. A recent entry stood … Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, blog roll, silliness | 5 Comments

Unnatural disaster

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As seen hidden away at the bottom of a post on Passive Aggressive Notes. Says it all really. I honestly don’t care much whether Clinton or Obama gets the nomination, although I have been edging towards Obama lately. Please, for … Continue reading →

Posted in photos, politics, silliness | 4 Comments

Happy birthday Vicky!

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So how bizarre is this? Monday is Victoria Day, a statutory holiday in Canada. I’d never heard of it before I moved here, and had no clue what it was all about. The capital of the province of British Columbia … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, personal, silliness | 6 Comments

The margins of scientific understanding

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Apparently I’m feeling bloggier now. It is not a good sign when you write “aaarrgghh” in the margins of a paper you’re trying to understand. I never knew that my lack of training in pathology nomenclature would become such a … Continue reading →

Posted in grant wrangling, science, silliness | 2 Comments

Shuffle Meme

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

NOW WITH EXTRA LYRICS AND CLUES IN RED! As seen at MonkeyGirl and What a recently tenured college professor shouldn’t be doing – this one looked like too much fun to pass up. Step 1: Put your MP3 player or … Continue reading →

Posted in meme, music, silliness, videos | 36 Comments

PZ PredictZ

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Following this post on the discrediting of astrology, PZ Myers has started a sideline in fabricated horoscopes. Some of these are priceless, so I’ve collected them here for those of you who don’t read Pharyngula. (But wait! Doesn’t everyone read … Continue reading →

Posted in blog roll, silliness | 4 Comments

Primate Party Time!

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s been a while since the last Primate Party, but then I saw a photo of a bathing monkey on a colleague’s desk* and remembered an anecdote from a couple of years ago. In between my postdoc and industry job, … Continue reading →

Posted in camping, monkeys, personal, photos, Primate Party, silliness | 8 Comments

Nooooooo!

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

There’s fucking snow forecast for tomorrow. Sorry for the bad language, but last weekend was glorious and we’re supposed to be going to a BBQ. Bah humbug.

Posted in silliness, snow, Vancouver | 11 Comments

Tangled Bank 103 is up!

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Hosted by me at my other blog. If you read it, you’ll get to find out why I’m sometimes known as Dr. Monkey Bum. Hint: it’s not (just) because of this kind of thing.

Posted in Carnivals, silliness | Comments Off on Tangled Bank 103 is up!